Block inactive user login + fix login flicker + inline error alerts

- Backend: reject is_active=False users with HTTP 403 after password
  verification but before session creation (prevents last_login_at
  update, lockout reset, and MFA token issuance for disabled accounts)
- Frontend: optimistic setQueryData on successful login eliminates the
  form flash between mutation success and auth query refetch
- LockScreen: replace lockoutMessage + toast.error with unified
  loginError inline alert for 401/403/423 responses

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

backend/app/routers/auth.py

@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ async def login(
       { authenticated: false, mfa_setup_required: true, mfa_token: "..." }  — MFA enforcement
       { authenticated: false, must_change_password: true }  — forced password change after admin reset
       HTTP 401  — wrong credentials
+      HTTP 403  — account disabled (is_active=False)
       HTTP 423  — account locked
     """
     client_ip = request.client.host if request.client else "unknown"
@@ -335,6 +336,16 @@ async def login(
     if new_hash:
         user.password_hash = new_hash
 
+    # Block disabled accounts — checked AFTER password verification to avoid
+    # leaking account-state info, and BEFORE _record_successful_login so
+    # last_login_at and lockout counters are not reset for inactive users.
+    if not user.is_active:
+        await log_audit_event(
+            db, action="auth.login_blocked_inactive", actor_id=user.id, ip=client_ip,
+        )
+        await db.commit()
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Account is disabled. Contact an administrator.")
+
     await _record_successful_login(db, user)
 
     # SEC-03: MFA enforcement — block login entirely until MFA setup completes

frontend/src/components/auth/LockScreen.tsx

@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ export default function LockScreen() {
   // ── Registration mode ──
   const [mode, setMode] = useState<ScreenMode>('login');
 
-  // ── Lockout (HTTP 423) ──
+  // ── Inline error (423 lockout, 403 disabled, 401 bad creds) ──
-  const [lockoutMessage, setLockoutMessage] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [loginError, setLoginError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   // ── MFA enforcement setup flow ──
   const [mfaEnforceStep, setMfaEnforceStep] = useState<MfaEnforceStep>('qr');
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export default function LockScreen() {
 
   const handleCredentialSubmit = async (e: FormEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
-    setLockoutMessage(null);
+    setLoginError(null);
 
     if (isSetup) {
       const err = validatePassword(password);
@@ -120,10 +120,13 @@ export default function LockScreen() {
       }
       // mfaSetupRequired / mfaRequired handled by hook state → activeMode switches automatically
     } catch (error: any) {
-      if (error?.response?.status === 423) {
+      const status = error?.response?.status;
-        setLockoutMessage(error.response.data?.detail || 'Account locked. Try again later.');
+      if (status === 423) {
+        setLoginError(error.response.data?.detail || 'Account locked. Try again later.');
+      } else if (status === 403) {
+        setLoginError(error.response.data?.detail || 'Account is disabled. Contact an administrator.');
       } else {
-        toast.error(getErrorMessage(error, 'Invalid username or password'));
+        setLoginError(getErrorMessage(error, 'Invalid username or password'));
       }
     }
   };
@@ -474,7 +477,7 @@ export default function LockScreen() {
         </div>
       </CardHeader>
       <CardContent>
-        {lockoutMessage && (
+        {loginError && (
           <div
             role="alert"
             className={cn(
@@ -482,8 +485,8 @@ export default function LockScreen() {
               'bg-red-500/10 px-3 py-2 mb-4'
             )}
           >
-            <Lock className="h-4 w-4 text-red-400 shrink-0" aria-hidden="true" />
+            <AlertTriangle className="h-4 w-4 text-red-400 shrink-0" aria-hidden="true" />
-            <p className="text-xs text-red-400">{lockoutMessage}</p>
+            <p className="text-xs text-red-400">{loginError}</p>
           </div>
         )}
         <form onSubmit={handleCredentialSubmit} className="space-y-4">
@@ -493,7 +496,7 @@ export default function LockScreen() {
               id="username"
               type="text"
               value={username}
-              onChange={(e) => { setUsername(e.target.value); setLockoutMessage(null); }}
+              onChange={(e) => { setUsername(e.target.value); setLoginError(null); }}
               placeholder="Enter username"
               required
               autoFocus
@@ -506,7 +509,7 @@ export default function LockScreen() {
               id="password"
               type="password"
               value={password}
-              onChange={(e) => { setPassword(e.target.value); setLockoutMessage(null); }}
+              onChange={(e) => { setPassword(e.target.value); setLoginError(null); }}
               placeholder={isSetup ? 'Create a password' : 'Enter password'}
               required
               autoComplete={isSetup ? 'new-password' : 'current-password'}
@@ -532,7 +535,7 @@ export default function LockScreen() {
           <Button
             type="submit"
             className="w-full"
-            disabled={isLoginPending || isSetupPending || !!lockoutMessage}
+            disabled={isLoginPending || isSetupPending}
           >
             {isLoginPending || isSetupPending ? (
               <><Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" />Please wait</>
@@ -554,7 +557,7 @@ export default function LockScreen() {
                 setUsername('');
                 setPassword('');
                 setConfirmPassword('');
-                setLockoutMessage(null);
+                setLoginError(null);
               }}
               className="text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
             >

frontend/src/hooks/useAuth.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ export function useAuth() {
       } else {
         setMfaToken(null);
         setMfaSetupRequired(false);
+        // Optimistically mark authenticated to prevent form flash during refetch
+        if ('authenticated' in data && data.authenticated && !('must_change_password' in data && data.must_change_password)) {
+          queryClient.setQueryData(['auth'], (old: AuthStatus | undefined) => ({
+            ...old!,
+            authenticated: true,
+          }));
+        }
         queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['auth'] });
       }
     },